Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Rachel will see that she shall not bring forth to Jacob, and Rachel will envy her sister, and will say to Jacob, Give me sons, and if not, I die.
New American Standard Bible
Now when Rachel saw that
King James Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Holman Bible
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!”
International Standard Version
Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, "If you don't give me sons, I'm going to die!"
A Conservative Version
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
American Standard Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Amplified
When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
Bible in Basic English
Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.
Darby Translation
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
King James 2000
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"
Modern King James verseion
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, she envied her sister and said unto Jacob, "Give me children, or else I am but dead."
NET Bible
When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"
New Heart English Bible
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
The Emphasized Bible
And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister, - and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.
Webster
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
World English Bible
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'
Themes
Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Mother of dan and naphtali
Children » Anxiety of the jews for
Emulation » Illustrated » In jacob's household
Envy » Instances of » Rachel, of leah
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 30:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Children
1 And Rachel will see that she shall not bring forth to Jacob, and Rachel will envy her sister, and will say to Jacob, Give me sons, and if not, I die. 2 And Jacob's anger will burn at Rachel, and he will say, Am I instead of God, who kept back from thee the fruit of the belly?
Cross References
Genesis 29:31
And Jehovah will see that Leah was hated, and he will open her womb: and Rachel barren.
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren will envy him; and his father observed the word.
Genesis 35:16-19
And they will remove from the House of God; and there will be yet a measure of land to come to Ephrath: and Rachel will bring forth, and she will be hard in bringing forth.
Numbers 11:15
And if so thou doest to me, killing, kill me now, if I found grace in thine eyes; and I shall not look upon my evil
Numbers 11:29
And Moses will say to him, Thou envying for me; and who will give all the people of Jehovah prophets? when Jehovah will give his spirit upon them.
1 Samuel 1:4-8
And the day will be and Elkanah will sacrifice, and he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughter, portions
1 Kings 19:4
And he went into the desert the way of a day, and he will come and sit under one broom-tree: and he will ask for his soul to die: and he will say, Much now, O Jehovah, Take my soul, for I am not good above my fathers.
Job 3:1-3
After this Job opened his mouth, and he will curse his day.
Job 3:11
Wherefore shall I not die from the womb? and I came forth from the belly, and I shall expire.
Job 3:20-22
Wherefore shall light be given to him toiling, and life to the bitter of soul?
Job 5:2
For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill.
Job 13:19
Who is he will contend with me? for now shall I be silent and expire;
Psalm 106:16
And they will be jealous. against Moses in the camp, against Aaron the holy of Jehovah.
Proverbs 14:30
A heart of healing, the life of the flesh: and jealousy the rottenness of the bones.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
And I saw all the labor and all the success of the work, for this the jealousy of a man from his neighbor. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
Cursed the day which I was born in it; the day which my mother brought me forth shall not be blessed.
John 4:3
He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
John 4:8
(For his disciples were gone into the city that they might buy food.)
1 Corinthians 3:3
For yet are ye carnal: for wherefore envy in you, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?
2 Corinthians 7:10
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.
Galatians 5:21
Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Titus 3:3
For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.
James 3:14
And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
James 4:5
Or think ye that the writing says vainly, That the spirit longs for envy, which dwelt in us?